The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-21
AT MARTINS FERRY.
A Tour of tho Factories With Othe,
liat .s Visitors.

A Tour of tho Factories With Other
Visitors. ..4
The weather yesterday afternoon was
ali that could be desired. About O'Clock,
while the sun anone bright and warm,
the committee that perfected the arrange.
ments for Senator sherman's coming, re-
paired from Judge Cochran'e residence, on
Fourth street, in three carriages, to the
IE!na mill.
Oae committee wss composed Of Measrs.
E. J. Hoyle, William Mann, Lesnder
Woods, James II. Drennen, Benjamin
Powell. Martin Smylie, John Roberts,
William Lipphardt and Mayor Theodore
Keller. These gentlemen comfortably
filled three hacks. At the E:na mill the
Bridgeport committee that had escorted
Mr.. Sherman, Col. Poormsn and A. T.
McKelvey, through the above works,
were met by The committee from Mnrtin's
Ferry, who took charge OF the Senator
and bis irienda and escorted them through
the Standard mill. Mr.. NJ. G. Mitchell
and ). B. Lougley, Esq OF st. Clsirsyille,
the gentlemen having charge OF the ar
rangemen.s for the visit OF Mr. Sherman
to Belmont county, occupied the first car.
riage and headed the procession Of hackB
to Mr.. Thomas Mea,s' keg aud barrel lac.
tory, where the Senator stopped to ahake
hands with Mr.. Meara. Thence the party
proceeded to the Laughlin nail works.
Here the party alighted, numbering aix.
teen in all. and started to make thorough
tour OF the factory and mill. =
During the walk Mr.. Sherman com.
mented very fayorably on all the diffarsnt
branches OF labor, and expressed himself
we'll pleased with everything he saw.
Scores Of workmen we're called from their
labor and honored with an Introduction
to the party and the Scnstor.
When man would hesitatinyly atretGh
forth his dirty hand to grasp thst oil Mr..
Sherman he noticed it and quickly said
"Oh. never mind, my hand is probably
blacker than yours" which was certainly
true, aftor hearty haadshake with all the
employees in tho different factorieu.
Mr.. A. w. Campbell. OF Wheeling, &c.
companied the vlsitlug party as far 90 the
above works, when he LEFT them. be-.
After Visiting each department OF the
mill tho party entered their carriages and
drovo TO the E!aon glass works. AS they
passed Eiong the Rtreets, men, women and
children hastencd 10 the front .doora and
aidewslk., eager to catch a glimpse Of the
man whose name is by no means strange
to them. Men bowed and women waved
their henlkerchieiI as the Senator was
driven past. So, b, y, =, a ~ 5ss.
Arriving st the Elson glass woorks the
visitors alightsd and wero introduced; Il
Manager Elson, who inmediately led The
way through the wOrks The visiting
gentlemen were highly pleased with the
way things were dona in the factory, anC
after 4 trip around the eetsb!iahme ent re-
turned to l;e ya,eroom, where the sena
tor happened TO sss cone Gne opslescen
waro which suited his good taste exactly
and ordered full set Of the anest pAttevr
in tha house to no sent to his address o.
Mansfield, O.. His order was taken ant
the gentlemen bads sced bye to oil ant
started tor tho Buckeye elass ToIka, OF
First street. "a /, Z AL
Before reaching these works they stop.
ped o. the Benwood blast furnace, ant
Mr. Bird and Mr.. Myers showed then
chout. Time was shortening, and tht
Senator somewhat surprised his NOR,
diminutive iric1ds by the eaae and rspid
ity with which he doGEad ground unde,
the low, steam pipes aud through Clio par
row passage ways. From there they wen
to the Buckeye and wore shown through
Che works from top 70 bottom, but theil
stay hsd to be limited 80 as to set through
before dark. IA Sss}{3 NJ i M a
Again entering the carriages, the Sens
tor and his friends stopped to skake hand
With L. Spence. i. q ;i {, .si.I
3slt'!William Mann's foundry they, al
alightsl irab, their carriages and wer
shown through ihs vcs4s. G5.$., 4 3 lsja
Y The hour was nearing BIZ snS the part.
were driven down to Jefferson stIost aI'
|pp Jeffereon street to Fourth and then t.
Jsdgs john s.. Cochran's residence, wher
tho carrisgeE wora dismiesed and the gen
tlemen separating, ana tbs; Senator, Col
Poormau, Mr. Mckelvey and Mr.. Lcpg,e
tsto1psd to dine With the Judge. s5te,,S5ls.'
! T. Alter lIsi2g partaken OF a SUMPTION
repsst served by hig hostess, Mr.. Sherma
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